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South Africa v England @ Kingsmead, Durban
4, 6, 7, 8 February 1928 (four-day match)
Toss: South Africa (field)
Umpires: AG Laver, GB Treadwell
Match Result: South Africa won by 8 wickets
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Percy Holmes | c Jock Cameron b George Bissett | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Herbert Sutcliffe | c Jock Cameron b Cyril Vincent | 51 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Ernest Tyldesley | c Denijs Morkel b Cyril Vincent | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Wally Hammond | c Bob Catterall b Buster Nupen | 66 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Bob Wyatt | c Bob Catterall b George Bissett | 22 | - | - | - | - |
| *6. Greville Stevens | c Herbie Taylor b Cyril Vincent | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Eddie Dawson | lbw b Buster Nupen | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Ewart Astill | lbw b Buster Nupen | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Sam Staples | b Buster Nupen | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| +10. Harry Elliott | c Bob Catterall b Buster Nupen | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Tich Freeman | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (Percy Holmes), 2-132 (Herbert Sutcliffe), 3-177 (Ernest Tyldesley), 4-240 (Bob Wyatt), 5-262 (Wally Hammond), 6-264 (Greville Stevens), 7-265 (Ewart Astill), 8-269 (Sam Staples), 9-282 (Harry Elliott), 282 (Eddie Dawson). |
| Extras | 4b, 4lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 102.5 ovs) 282 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| George Bissett | 16 | 1 | 61 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alf Hall | 18 | 0 | 48 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Buster Nupen | 33.5 | 9 | 83 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Cyril Vincent | 31 | 4 | 63 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denijs Morkel | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Nicolson | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Herbie Taylor | lbw b Sam Staples | 36 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Shunter Coen | b Ewart Astill | 28 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Denijs Morkel | c Wally Hammond b Sam Staples | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. John Nicolson | b Ewart Astill | 21 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Bob Catterall | c Percy Holmes b Ewart Astill | 119 | - | - | - | 2 |
| +6. Jock Cameron | c Percy Holmes b Tich Freeman | 53 | - | - | - | 2 |
| *7. Nummy Deane | b Sam Staples | 23 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Buster Nupen | not out | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Cyril Vincent | not out | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. George Bissett | ||||||
| 11. Alf Hall |
| FOW | 1-57 (Shunter Coen), 2-60 (Denijs Morkel), 3-87 (Herbie Taylor), 4-95 (John Nicolson), 5-230 (Jock Cameron), 6-278 (Nummy Deane), 7-296 (Bob Catterall). |
| Extras | 1b, 9lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 113 ovs) 332 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Wally Hammond | 12 | 2 | 41 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sam Staples | 44 | 13 | 96 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Wyatt | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tich Freeman | 16 | 2 | 57 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ewart Astill | 36 | 10 | 99 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greville Stevens | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Percy Holmes | lbw b George Bissett | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Herbert Sutcliffe | lbw b Buster Nupen | 23 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Ernest Tyldesley | c Nummy Deane b George Bissett | 21 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Wally Hammond | c Cyril Vincent b George Bissett | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Bob Wyatt | not out | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| *6. Greville Stevens | c Nummy Deane b George Bissett | 18 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 7. Eddie Dawson | c Cyril Vincent b George Bissett | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Ewart Astill | c Shunter Coen b George Bissett | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Sam Staples | b George Bissett | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| +10. Harry Elliott | b Cyril Vincent | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Tich Freeman | c Alf Hall b Cyril Vincent | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Percy Holmes), 2-40 (Ernest Tyldesley), 3-43 (Wally Hammond), 4-70 (Herbert Sutcliffe), 5-89 (Greville Stevens), 6-90 (Eddie Dawson), 7-90 (Ewart Astill), 8-103 (Sam Staples), 9-114 (Harry Elliott), 118 (Tich Freeman). |
| Extras | 10b, 1lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 55 ovs) 118 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| George Bissett | 19 | 5 | 29 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alf Hall | 10 | 3 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Buster Nupen | 9 | 2 | 14 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Cyril Vincent | 17 | 3 | 44 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Herbie Taylor | c Bob Wyatt b Sam Staples | 29 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Shunter Coen | not out | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Buster Nupen | c Tich Freeman b Wally Hammond | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Bob Catterall | not out | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Denijs Morkel | ||||||
| 6. John Nicolson | ||||||
| *7. Jock Cameron | ||||||
| +8. Nummy Deane | ||||||
| 9. Cyril Vincent | ||||||
| 10. George Bissett | ||||||
| 11. Alf Hall |
| FOW | 1-51 (Herbie Taylor), 2-66 (Buster Nupen). |
| Extras | 3b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 3 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 23.3 ovs) 69 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Wally Hammond | 10 | 2 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sam Staples | 11 | 3 | 30 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ewart Astill | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ernest Tyldesley | 0.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Herbie Taylor, Shunter Coen, Buster Nupen, Bob Catterall, Denijs Morkel, John Nicolson, Jock Cameron, Nummy Deane, Cyril Vincent, George Bissett, Alf Hall